Zero gravity on the Earth

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researchers in the high field magnet laboratory in the netherlands have levitated frogs, a mouse, and pieces of pizza using strong magnetic fields. magnetic fields strong enough to levitate humans can not yet be generated.

within a strong enough magnetic field, non-magnetic objects become diamagnetic and push back against the forces exerted by the magnets. if the forces are strong enough, objects will levitate and overcome the force of gravity. immediate applications are for testing zero-gravity experiments without sending materials outside of the earth's gravity.

rob's opinion
you may have seen our earlier article on flying cars. when i first read the news item above, i thought that this might be the “gravity drive” that i'd been searching for.

it's obvious that the flying car idea had some issues, but could you imagine just strapping on some sort of magnet pack and shooting around the sky? well, it looks like the technology isn't there yet either. still, the magnetism isn't really what's needed.